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Jagraon/Moga (Punjab), Dec 14 (IANS) At least 16 people, including nine students and two teachers, were killed and as many injured here Friday morning when a private minibus and a passenger train collided at a manned railway crossing that was enveloped in a dense fog. More...

Moga (Punjab), Dec 14 (ANI): At least 17 people were killed and several others injured when a mini bus collided with a passenger train at a railway crossing in Punjab's Moga District today. According to police, the collision occurred at around 8:45 a.m. when a mini bus, carrying college students...

Moga (Punjab), Dec 14 (IANS) At least 17 people were killed and 10 injured here Friday morning when a private mini bus and a passenger train crashed into each other at a manned railway crossing enveloped in a dense fog. More...

Sydney, Dec 14 (IANS) School students should not be allowed to carry the kirpan, says the Sikh Council of Australia, the apex representative body of Sikhs in the country, about the dagger worn as an article of faith by baptised Sikhs. More...

Moga (Punjab), Dec 14 (IANS) At least 17 people were killed and 15 injured here when a private mini bus and a passenger train collided at a manned railway crossing on a foggy Friday morning. More...

At least 15 people - including six schoolchildren - were feared killed when a private bus collided with a train at a manned crossing in Moga, Punjab. The bus, carrying 30 passengers, rammed into Sutlej Express when the train was crossing Ajitwal. According to Local Station Officer Jasvir Singh...

Chandigarh, Dec 13 (IANS) The Punjab police Thursday arrested three terrorists of the dreaded Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) and recovered over seven kilograms of RDX from them in Punjab. More...

The Punjab police Thursday arrested three terrorists of the dreaded Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) and recovered over seven kilograms of RDX from them in Punjab. More...

Chandigarh, Dec 13 (IANS) The Punjab government Thursday announced that no new proposal for setting up nursing colleges will be considered till a new policy governing nursing institutions is framed and approved. More...

The Punjab government Thursday announced that no new proposal for setting up nursing colleges will be considered till a new policy governing nursing institutions is framed and approved. More...

Chandigarh, Dec 13 (IANS) Leading wind energy company Suzlon Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding with state-owned Punjab Energy Development Agency to set up two wind power projects in Punjab worth Rs.5 billion ($50 million). More...

Jalandhar, Dec 13 (ANI): The Punjab Police on Thursday arrested three militants in Jalandhar and recovered seven kilograms of RDX from their possession. The police of Kapurthala District in Punjab's Jalandhar Doab region arrested three militants at the checkpost in Punjab's Phagwara District...

The Punjab State Tubewell Corporation Limited, that was under constant threat of being wound up, is finally out of the list of public sector undertakings being closed down or disinvested in Punjab. According to sources, the Punjab government has decided to infuse new life in to PSTCL. As a first...

Sydney, Dec 11 (IANS) Two Indian students in Australia who were killed after being swept away while taking a dip in the sea have been identified as 19-year-old Pradeep Singh from Delhi and 22-year-old Avneet Kullar from Malout in Mukhtsar district of Punjab. More...

Washington, Dec 11 (IANS) US democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama's 'Punjab jab' against his rival contender Hillary Clinton has made it to Time magazine's list of Top 10 Campaign Gaffes. More...

Ludhiana, Dec 11 (IANS) If you happen to take a bath in an upscale New York hotel, chances are you will dry yourself with an exclusive towel 'Made in Punjab'. More...

While the government is quick to assert that no one will be allowed to mess with peace in the state, lines dividing terrorists and the rich cultural heritage of the Sikhs have been blurred More...

By Sunil Sharma Chandigarh, Dec.9 (ANI): Organic farming is becoming popular in Punjab, the granary of India. The State has been facing serious problems due to the deterioration of soil and sub-soil water, including drinking water, due to the use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides by...

By Ravinder Singh Robin Amritsar, Dec 8 (ANI): Following the induction of Sikhs into various government bodies in Pakistan, a Sikh living in Pakistan has successfully made an entry into Pakistani Politics. Kalyan Singh Kalyan, a writer by profession and hailing from the birthplace of Guru Nanak...

As the sex ratio in north India continues to decline despite the diktat of religious heads and laws banning sex determination tests, there were recent reports of availability in Punjab of US kits, used for sex detection of the baby within the first seven weeks of pregnancy. Banning these US kits...